No. 4 Drury recovers late to avoid an upset

2:06 AM,
Feb. 7, 2014

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News-Leader Staff

Drury University coach Steve Hesser said it's up to him to figure out why the Panthers sometimes don't go full throttle. But the onus is on players, too, the coach said.

"We're winning games, but we can play better," Hesser said in his postgame radio comments after the fourth-ranked Panthers escaped Lebanon, Ill., with a 78-74 win against the McKendree Bearcats on Thursday night. Hesser later added, "It's focus and effort."

Drury (19-1) improved to 11-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. But it took a rally, including two defensive stops in the final 40 seconds, to beat a team that is now ...